This post is about the importance of establishing a power of attorney with your 18-year-old child. When your child is a legal adult, you are no longer privvy to their medical, financial information. Read on to learn why you need to protect your child when he/she turns 18.
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This post is about 5 safety rules for your new teen driver. All opinions are my own. Before you turn over the car keys to your newly-licensed driver and do whatever it is you do to calm your nerves (no judgment if you’re pouring wine at 10 am), you are going to need to go over these 5 basic safety rules with your teen. When I say, “go over,” I mean you will be saying the same thing repeatedly, over and over. Teenagers really are like toddlers in so many ways. So, your teen passed his/her road test. Now what? There are a lot of teen driver safety tips, but…
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This post is about 5 things I learned when teaching my teens to drive a car. All opinions are my own. I am about to have a fourth driver in my house. My youngest, we’ll call him Salt, will start driving lessons soon. This alone is hard to grasp, that my youngest kid is old enough to drive. Ironically, Salt takes flying lessons and can fly a small plane and take off with some degree of accuracy (landing is a work in progress), but I can’t believe he’s old enough to drive a car. I know this is illogical thinking, but motherhood is largely full of inconsistencies and irony. “Much…
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Welcome to my blog, where I’ll talk about the challenges and random situations we all face when raising kids, balancing work and home while trying to keep our sanity while we cross our fingers and pray it all works out. A few months ago, I was sitting on my deck with my morning coffee, reflecting on the last year or so of my life. As I crafted a mental list of events I consider significant, I realized three things: 1. Every event involved at least one of my kids, and 2. Deep breaths and a sense of humor have saved my sanity, and 3. Herding kittens might be easier than…
